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EP 940 TastingRoom.com Red Wine Sampling

Gary Vaynerchuk continues trying new wines, this time focusing on a grab bag of reds.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Swanson Oakville Merlot
2007 L’Aventure Paso Robles Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Acorn Alegría Vineyards Russian River Valley Medley Red Blend
2004 Ackerman Family Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 DeLoach Maboroshi Vineyard Pinot Noir
2007 Storybook Napa Estate Eastern Exposures Zinfandel

Links mentioned in todays episode.


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luca bercelli

89/100

Good format, but after a period speaking his mind, Mott reverts back to ‘yes man’ mode.

Tags: cabernet, merlot, Pinot Noir, red, review, Video, wine, wines, zinfandel

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  • Anonymous

    top?

  • Anonymous

    yo yo

  • Cofneverlivetotell

    QOTD – 2006 Lytton Springs

  • castello

    top 3?

  • Anonymous

    XOXOXO

  • Neil

    QOTD: Hartwell Merlot.

  • Darren_herbst

    Love the concept

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: 2006 Ancient Peaks Pasa Robles Zinfandel

  • Fred

    QOTD: Eaglepoint Ranch – 2007 Grenache

  • NY Pete

    hey hey

  • It’s time to get some little brown bags!
    I hope the Halloween wines show tomorrow is on the couch…

  • Samtimtom

    QOTD: Favorite right now is Municipal Winemakers’ Bright Red. Great small winery/tasting room on the urban wine trail of Santa Barbara.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD:2004 Lewelling Wight Vineyard

  • Eirikpm

    QOTD: I haven`t had a Californian wine that blew me away.. But I`ve had a couple of great Pinot Noirs from Oregon. And I do have two bottles of Californian wine lying around, just waiting for the right moment to open them. One Pinot from Russian River, and a Syrah from Central Coast. Looking forward to try them! 😀

  • NY Pete

    Coleman Nicole is pretty damn good.

  • I was thinking about those concepts from last week, way to address it. Another fun episode.

    QOTD: Mauritson’s 2007 Cemetery Zinfandel from Rockpile. Like it a lot.

  • NY Pete

    The Spaniard from Twisted Oak is pretty damn good too.

  • rwino

    2003 Arcadian Syrah
    1997 Pride Cab Franc
    1999 Juslyn Cab.
    1994 Hanzell Pinot
    1997 Hanna Merlot
    2001 Gustavo Thrace zin

  • dcos-and-it-don’t-stop

    Great show, cool idea and the prices don’t look ridiculous on tastingroom.com. Would love to try this type of product, but f-ing Massachusetts wine shipment laws will not allow it. GV get on top of this and pull some strings for me.

    QOTD: Favorite CA wines are Alban, O.G. Rhone Ranger

  • TitanicJack

    Love the 50 ML bottles and today’s show on reds. Please keep them coming.
    QOTD: Shafer 2007 One Point Five cab. Beautifully balanced.

  • Anonymous

    This was fun!
    QOTD: Not a one springs to mind, it’s been that long since I bought &/or drank a California wine. I really must do something about that!

  • Anonymous

    Once again, this format was really fun. Very spontaneous, very sincere. If you had a pumpkin patch, the great pumpkin would be likely to show up – yes, very sincere.

    QOTD: Recently, Lucia, Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir. However, I am always up for a good Ridge Zin. These were really the wines that got me into wine in the first place.

  • Anonymous

    Another great show.
    QOTD: Lately I’ve been drinking a fair amount of Menage a Trois, by Folie A Deux winery. It’s a Zin, Merlot, and Cab blend. The price is certainly right, and I find it a good weekday after work wine.

  • Missatiejacket

    I can’t name a single wine, but my favorite California winery right now (and for a while) is Copain. I love everything they do, especially the single vineyard Pinot Noirs and Syrahs from 2006 and 2007.

  • Anonymous

    Interesting concept; wineries with a large variety of wines could really build their mailing lists via this format

  • QOTD well, my favorite California wine today is the 2007 Luna Cab Sauv I just tasted in on of my TastingRoom.com packs! =) Reviewed it on Cork’d.

  • Globex

    I enjoy buying 750ml bottles of wine from WineLibrary/CinderellaWine as a result of learning of said wine via WineLibraryTV. A couple of these tastings today caught my attention, thanks for introducing them to me.

    QOTD: my favorite California wine – anything bottled by Harry Fralich (Fralich Vineyard). Unfortunately outside of mine or Clint Eastwood’s cellars, it’s hard to find.

  • Purplejuicebruce

    Jeff Runquist is making some of my favorite wines Petite Sirah, Barbera , Zinfandel, Cab Franc, Touriga to name a few

  • Vas

    QOTD: Edmunds St. John Rocks and Gravel 05

  • Anonymous

    Great pt. 2. I still got 36 to taste .

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: Chateau StJean Cab. Super nice price on sale for $14 @ Meijer. Mostly drinking spanish and Italian wines right now at half that.

  • SniffySmith

    QOTD: I can’t pick just one. 2005 Wolff Family (Edna Valley) Petite Syrah, 2003 Ledson Barbera, 2004 Chimney Rock Cab, 2007 Ruby Hill Reserve Merlot, 2005 Klinker Brick Old Vine Zin…to name a few

  • Thenry

    Have to go with Ridge; Jaffur (Santa Barbara) and Justin (Paso)

  • Sayle

    Santa Barbara Winery’s 2005 La Fonde Grenache. Best wine ever.

  • Violetruby

    I have a soft spot for RRV pinots and chards in general, but mostly their pinots.

  • Anonymous

    I had a Zin a couple of months ago from the Lodi in Cali that smelled like oysters; that briny, oceany smell. My date thought I was nuts but I knew it was there!

    QOTD: My favorite California right now would have to be the Elusiv pinot noir. I don’t buy a lot of California wine but we used to serve that one at the restaurant I work at and it was really nice: fruit-forward, with some nice earthy secondary flavors and enough structure to support them.

  • scottEJ

    Thanks, G. Interesting concept. Not sure if I’d buy into it, but, interesting nonetheless.

    QOTD: I’m off to Paso next week w/another couple and we’re gearing up for some big, big wines – L’Aventure is on our list as is Justin, McPrice Meyers, Denner, Booker, etc. So, at the moment, the big boys are front and center.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD- Current CA favorite red is Paso area syrah. Since it’s not stylish, it’s inexpensive. Also finding some bargains in unsold older Napa cabs.

  • SniffySmith

    If you have time, try checking out Wolff (2 f’s) Vineyards in Edna Valley. Small family run winery with great wines at good prices.

  • WineWoman

    QOTD: Edmunds St. John Bone-Jolly, Dain Pinot, Black Kite Pinot, Justin Isosceles, Fitzpatrick Wines, Hecker Pass, Thomas Kruse, Turley Zin, Martinelli and Woodenhead French Colombard.

  • Gwbeers

    ’07 La Sirena Cab – and Heidi’s funky Pirate Treasured. Great wine-great marketing!

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: My most recent Local Find was on the “De Portola Wine Trail” in Temecula. It is Danza del Sol Winery, formerly Filsinger Vineyard and Winery. They had some great Reds. First time with a Black Muscat. I was a White Wine Nerdy Guy but I believe my Pallet is changing. Especially after tasting my latest Zin I just racked.
    M~R

  • QOTD – It’s been a while wrt California wines. I had a Terlato Chardonnay (’06) this summer that I liked quite a bit. Very old world-style, and very good. Before that I tried a Cab/Syrah blend, but the bottle must have been cooked to perfection because it fell flat on its face (as opposed to “ripping our faces off”, as desired in such situations). Guess I could be supporting the home team a little more than I have been…

  • QOTD; 2006 Petite Sirah “Really Cool Trader Joe’s Wine Find” it’s the bottle I’m enjoying now.
    I noticed you opened and tasted, six big ass glasses and a hour or two to breathe.

  • TLove

    QOTD – As of right now, the Robert Biale Black Chicken Zin 2006. Set to change on a moment’s notice.

  • Hey gary just a Q for you…When you do put your pack together would you consider doing an episode where you announce in advance so we can scoop the pack and taste them along with you?

  • stewart l

    Ridge zins remain my alltime favorite wines -esp. geyserville and lytton springs

  • How many wine bottles are on that table?

  • veez

    Sonoma
    Harts Desire, Hawley, Rochioli, Seghesio
    Napa
    Signorello,Storybook, Rombauer, Bennett Lane & Joseph Phelps.
    Way hard to pick just one.

  • DaveAll

    wow. so many wines. so little bottles. Big show. Little bottles. Interesting. (ah!)

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